Before the technological advancements, everything required a complex process. Similarly, knowing and paying your electricity bill is no hassle any more. Previously, you had to wait for your electricity bill and go to the office to pay the bill in person after standing in long queues. 

With a good change, you can now check and pay your bill by sitting at home. It is possible with several advancements, like online payment options, smart energy meters, and digitalization. So, let us know how you check your electricity bill amount and pay it online. 

What Do You Need to Check Bill Online?

To check the status of your electricity bill, you will require: 

• Your state of consumption
• Your electricity supplier name, and 
• 11-digit unique customer identification number.

What is the Electricity Board Customer ID?

The customer ID is similar to your telephone number. It uniquely identifies you as a customer, provides a unique identity, and links all customer-related information such as usage, payment cycles, and customer address. The customer ID is also associated with your bill history. You can find all your previous bills and usage information on the electricity board website using the customer ID (customer identification number). 

Where to Find Customer ID?

People often get confused about the customer ID and where to obtain it. So, there are several ways to check your electricity board customer ID. 

Firstly, you will need your previous bill printed as the Customer ID is available on it, and you can easily find it. You must look for a unique number as it can be under different names according to the electricity board, like account number, CA number, account ID, Contract number, etc. 

The second option is to check your smart energy meter or whichever is installed in your house. You may find the custom ID on a label or written with paint on the meter. 

Ways to Check Electricity Bills Online

Our energy consumption is stored by our smart energy meters in our house. According to the units you consume, you will receive your bill. There are two ways where you can check your electricity bill online. One is via the official Electricity Board website or online payment applications like Paytm. Also, regardless of the methods you choose, customer ID is a must. So, make sure to search for it before you proceed. 

Check with the Electricity Board Website: 

Every state has their official website regarding power utility. For example, in Uttar Pradesh, the board is UPPCL, whereas in Telangana, it is TSSPDCL. So, according to your start search for the power corporation website. 

The process of each website may vary a bit, but the basic steps are similar which are: 

• Visit the online portal for the particular state. 
• Log in on the portal with the credentials required. 
• Search for the View Bill or online payment option on the website. 
• To continue, you will need a Customer ID (identification number) and other details. 
• Solve Captcha (if available) and continue. 

Now, you will get your bill details, including the past bill history. You can pay your bill online as you will get the option easily. Otherwise, you can check your bill from here easily. 

Check Via Payment Apps:

Here are steps to check your bill via online payment apps: 

• Open the online payment application that you use. 
• Click on the bill option and look for the electricity bill. 
• Now, you have to select specific fields, including your state electricity board and district. 
• Now, you will have to fill in the credentials like Customer ID. 
• After this step, the application will fetch all your bill details. 
• You can either pay directly from here or just go back after checking the amount. 

So, the above two are easy and secure ways to know your electricity bill. Apart from knowing the amount, you can also pay your electricity bill easily with these options. 

Conclusion 

A few years back, an official used to check our energy meters and note readings, and then we were given a printed electricity bill. But things have changed, and now you can know your electricity bill anytime through online applications or websites. The advancement to smart energy meters lets the electricity providers get real-time data and the amount of power utilization. 

Therefore, getting a smart energy meter connection is a smart choice to upgrade so that you can check and pay bills without standing in queues. 

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